Baby feeder



March 13, 1951 s. l. PITTMAN BABY FEEDER Filed Oct. 9, 1946 Patented Mar. 13,. 1951 UNITED -sTATEs PATENT OFFICE BABY FEEDER Samuel I. Pittman, Corpus Christi, Tex. Application October 9, 1946, Serial No. 702,277

An object of the invention is to provide an.

improved baby feeder for attachment to a crib jor bed for suspending a nursing bottle in position immediately above-a baby Vwhen in said crib or bed with thebottle tilted at a downward angle tohplacefthe nipple thereof in positionfor the baby to` readily insert in its mouth when lying upon its back.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved baby feeder for detachably supporting upon a crib or bed a resiliently suspended nursing bottle in a, flexible bag or casing immediately above a baby when in the crib or bed at the proper height and angle to present the nipple of the bottle directly in front of the babys mouth so that it may drink the milk from the bottle While lying upon its back, and may turn or shift its head upon the mattress to be clear of the bottle when it has finished nursing, the bottle being in ready position to be placed again in the babys mouth for a resumption of nursing should the baby desire more milk.

Another object of the invention is to provide ble bottle supporting bag or container with a nursing bottle therein, and

Figure 4 isa sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the following specification and the accompanying drawings to designate corresponding parts.

In carrying out the invention, there is provided f an improved baby feeder for positioning over a 'head rail I or the side of a crib or baby bed generally designated by the reference numeral 2.

The feeder comprises a substantially T-shaped body portion 3 formed with an aperture 4 through its inner end to receive the upper end of the dowel pin keyed thereto, whose lower end is 1' swivelly received in the inverted U-shapel clamp s claims. (c1. 248-104) 2 6, the same being adapted to slip over a head rail I of a crib or babys bed 2, and to be held in fixed position thereon by means of the screw I having a clampinghead 8 on its inner end and a handle portion 9 on its outer end.

Screw hooks I0 are screwed into the lower sur'- faces of the frame 3 at the ends of the cross-piece and midway of its length, as clearly illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 4 of the drawings.

. A reinforcing triangular shaped web secured tothe lower end of the frame or body 3 and to the dowel pin 5 to form a rigid support for the said frame. I

Coil springs I2 will be attached to the screw hooks I 0 and supported thereby, and will support the adjacent cords I3 secured to their lower ends, which in turn will be fastened through the rings I4 at the opposite ends of the fabric nursing bottle bag or container I5, which is of tubular shape being closed at one end andprovided with a hem I6 about its open end in which a split' ring or elastic ring I'I will be received for positively clamping about the reduced end of a nursing bottle I8 when in said bag or container I5 with the nipple I9 of said bottle extending outwardly and downwardly at the proper angle to be placed within a babys mouth when it is lying on its back in the crib or babys bed 2.

When the baby has finished nursing, it has only to turn its head to one side to remove the nipple from its mouth, said bottle and nipple being in leasy reach for further nursing or feeding .without any assistance of any kind. .I

From the foregoing description, it will beapparent that there has been devised and provided a highly eicient form of baby feeder which will be relatively inexpensive to manufacture and produce.

While the preferred embodiment of the instant invention has been illustrated and described, it will be understood that it is not intended to limit the scope of the, invention thereto, as many minor changes in detail of con- 1| winne 3 adjacent the clamp end to the opposite ends of the cross member, a flexible supporting casing adaptedfto snugly engage on a nursing bottle, connecting straps secured to said resilient means and said casing for releasably supporting said bottle adjacent the mouth of the baby.

2. In combination with a baby bed having a head rail, of a baby feeder thereof comprising o head rail U-shaped clamp having a vertically disposed, aperture in its head1 portion, a dowel pin swivelly inserted vertically in saidv aperture, a T-shaped frame secured to the other end of said pin and extending outwardly therefrom ina horizontal plane, resilient means secured to and depending -from the leg portion adjacent the clamp and to the opposite ends of the cross member, a flexible bottle supporting rings inserted in the side of said casing adjacent the ends thereof, a strap inserted through one: of,

the rings and connected with the resilient means secured to the cross members, a strap Connected with. the other ring and leg carriedresilient means for supporting a bottle in said casing, a hem formed about the. mouth of the flexible casing and looking means inserted therein to retain the: casing on the bottle.

, 3. Incombination with a baby bed having a head ra-il, a. baby feeder therefor compri-sing, a head rail clam-p, a T-shaped frame swivelly mounted onsaid clamp for movement about a vertical axis, resilient means secured to and depending from the leg portion of the; frame adjacent the clamp and the opposite ends of the cross member, a exible supporting casing adapted to snugly engage on and frictionally support a nursing bottle, a connecting strap disposed between one end of the casing and the resilient means depending from the leg portion of the frame and a similar connecting strap secured at its ends to the resilient means depending from the ends of the cross bar and to the opposing end of the casing.

SAMUEL I. PITTMAN.

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